First 100 customers at Greeley Chick-fil-A to get free meals for year

The new Chick-fil-A restaurant opens Thursday. It will offer free Wi-Fi, with 120 indoor and 20 outdoor seats, and include dual drive-thru ordering lanes. The restaurant will be open Monday through Saturday from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., serving a full breakfast menu until 10:30 a.m. For more information on the Greeley Chick-fil-A restaurant, visit www.facebook.com/cfa2888.

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Get out the camping gear.

Greeley’s new Chick-fil-A restaurant at Centerplace is set to open Thursday, offering the first 100 people in line free meals for a year.

The restaurant at 4555 Centerplace Drive is ready for the tent line, a tradition that started in 2003, when the restaurant came to Arizona and prompted residents to camp out for the opening.

The First 100 has been part of every grand opening for the past decade. In that time, the company has given away almost $21 million in free food at more than 750 openings.

Chick-fil-A brings 70 new jobs to the area, according to a news release. This is the chain’s 50th anniversary of its signature sandwich.

The first 100 adults, ages 18 and older with identification, in line when the Greeley store opens around 6 a.m. Wednesday will win a one-year supply of free Chick-fil-A Meals (52 meals consisting of a Chick-fil-A chicken sandwich, medium waffle potato fries and a medium drink for a total of more than $30,000 in free food).

If there are more than 100 people in line at that time, all 100 spots will be determined by a drawing held that morning, with those selected needing to camp out to secure their spot, the release stated.

For complete rules, see Chick-fil-A First 100 Promotion.

In addition to the First 100 celebration, Chick-fil-A at Greeley Operator Ken Rotramel will host a food drive Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Those donating at least five items will receive a card for a free Chick-fil-A sandwich, one per person. Those camping out also will be asked to bring food items to see who can collect the most items; family and friends also can donate in their name. The top collector will receive an additional prize, the release stated.

A native of Colorado, Rotramel is transferring from the Loveland stand-alone location, which opened in November 2006, to operate the new Greeley restaurant. Rotramel became an operator in June 2000, following a 15-year career with American Airlines. He graduated from Metro State in Denver with a bachelor’s in aviation management and remains involved in that industry by serving in the Civil Air Patrol, an auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force. He is married to Shelley and they have two children.

The new Greeley Chick-fil-A is the second of four Colorado openings in the past month. The other locations include Highlands Ranch, Englewood and Lakewood. The state now has 38 Chick-fil-A locations.